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macadamia nut

Plant

  • Large tree
  • Up to 60' tall, with a 40' spread
  • Evergreen where hardy

Twig

  • Opposite or whorled leaf arrangement

Leaf

  • 4-12" long
  • Smooth to sparsely toothed edges
  • Leathery

Flower

  • 1' long, pendulous clusters
  • Creamy to greenish white
  • Lacking petals

Fruit

  • 1" long
  • Spherical
  • Green, leathery husk enclosing shell

Seed

  • ½-¾" long
  • Somewhat flattened sphere with abrupt tapered point
  • Brown shell surrounds edible white seed